Clean Water and Sanitation

In certain areas, key aquifers of the Great Artesian Basin (GAB), Australia, are experiencing continued declining water-level trends. This has been accompanied by heated conflicts between water users and a lack of trust in governance arrangements, particularly since the introduction of coal-seam gas development. These outcomes suggest current… Read More

Anticipated water-related impacts of climate change heighten the need for tools supporting proactive efforts to address current and future conflicts involving water. Analysing a regulatory framework for a water resource using Ostrom’s (1990) Common Pool Resource (CPR) theory can assist in identifying regulatory weaknesses that may contribute to deterioration of… Read More

This article presents an examination of the legal mechanisms that regulate the most common types of managed aquifer recharge (MAR) projects in Queensland: infiltration basins and recharge dams using river water and direct injection using treated coal seam gas associated water. The article provides general guidance to potential MAR proponents and also… Read More

The Climate Change Adaptation programs are designed to give professionals from any background a sound interdisciplinary knowledge of climate change, the ability to analyse its impacts, and the creative skills needed to build resilience across society and the environment. This includes the ability to develop and deploy adaptation strategies to… Read More

This online short course engaged participants from South Asia, North Africa and the Pacific. The program explored climate change mitigation and adaptation, with a specific focus on best practices in water resources management (WRM) and water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) for achieving water security outcomes. The course included twelve modules… Read More

Thailand faces challenges with managing water quality in many of its reservoirs due to pressure from agricultural, domestic, and industrial pollution coupled with urbanization, increasing demand and climate change. RID has requested for Australian expertise to gain knowledge and strategies to monitor, prevent and decrease water quality impacts. The technical… Read More

Currently, one of the most used insecticides for rice crops in China is pymetrozine {4, 5-dihydro-6-methyl-4-[(3-pyridylmethylene)-amino]-1, 2, 4-triazine-3(2H)-one}. Pymetrozine has recently replaced toxic organophosphate pesticides in China. Because of its relatively recent introduction, there are limited studies on the behaviour of pymetrozine in the environment. There has been virtually no… Read More

The project goal is determining the role of coastal wetlands in removing dissolved inorganic nitrogen and thus, improving the water quality of the Great Barrier Reef. To test this at the landscape scale, we conducted nutrient fluxes measurements in the Moresby, a small catchment where 33% of it is cultivated… Read More

This project aimed to contribute to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) led SOLAW21 report by providing a strong comprehensive response framework for better understanding the effectiveness of technical, Institutional and policy responses to mitigate and adapt to land, soil and water degradation. The scale of benefits of this… Read More

Based on a MoU between UNESCO and Griffith University, intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP) of UNESCO and the Sustainable Water Future program of Future Earth ( hosted at Griffith University) are developing a joint action plan, “Science for SDG6: Science to accelerate the implementation of SDG6″, focusing on the role… Read More